Recent advances in the reconstruction of complex Achilles tendon defects

Microsurgery

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 18-23

  Ronel, Daniel N ^a   Newman, Martin I ^a   Gayle, Lloyd B ^a   Hoffman, Lloyd A ^a  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; AMPUTATION; COMPOSITE GRAFT; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; LATISSIMUS DORSI FLAP; MICROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL APPROACH; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION;

ACHILLES TENDON; HUMANS; MICROSURGERY; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RUPTURE; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 0842267637     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.10191     Document Type: Review

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